Uneven Bars: Tips, Rules, and Legendary Stars

By Martín Bustamante and Tracy Nelson Maurer

Ever wonder what it takes to be an uneven bars champion? Find out the tips and tricks to spinning, tucking, and sticking an uneven bars routine, as well as the legends that have shaped the sport into how we know it today.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496656957

Martín Bustamante

Martín Bustamante is an illustrator and painter from Argentina. Inspired as a teen by Star Wars and Prince Valiant, he has worked for many book publishers and magazines in Argentina, the USA, and Europe. He lives in the UK.

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Gymnastics: Uneven Bars by Tracy Nelson Maurer

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Take a Swing on the Uneven Bars

Chapter 1: Get Fit, Get Ready

Chapter 2: Get a Grip

Chapter 3: Meet to Compete

Chapter 4: Legends of the Uneven Bars

Glossary

Read More

Index

Copyright

Back Cover

Take a Swing on the Uneven Bars

Imagine springing up to the lower uneven bar and holding it for a beat. You release and let your momentum swing you into the next move. You fly fluidly between the lower and upper bar with airborne tricks. One final flip, and you stick your landing.

Routines on the uneven bar apparatus are thrilling to watch. They show a gymnast’s strength, endurance, and flair. Each routine features moves that flow from one to the next. The entire performance lasts only about 45 seconds. But it takes months and even years of hard practice to polish every detail.

Only women gymnasts compete on the uneven bars and balance beam. Men compete on the parallel bars, the horizontal bar, pommel horse, and rings. All gymnasts compete in the vault and floor exercise events. These events are all part of